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Professors Christian Hanus and Leonard Etel receive honorary doctorates
On 2 October, Masaryk University awarded honorary degrees of doctor honoris causa to two distinguished scholars – one a leading specialist in cultural heritage, the other a respected authority on European financial and tax law.
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Cybersecurity is something that concerns everyone
Protect others by protecting yourself – this is how basic cybersecurity requirements could be summed up. Tomáš Plesník from the Institute of Computer Science at Masaryk University says that people should get used to incorporating cybersecurity measures into their daily routine.
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University as a living organism responding to changes in society
The academic year 2025/2026 opening ceremony included the presentation of awards to outstanding teachers and personalities associated with MU and reflections on the role of the university and its goals for the future.
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Rector’s speech for the opening of the academic year 2025/2026
Rector Martin Bareš delivered the following speech at the Opening Ceremony of the academic year 2025/2026, which took place on the evening of 30 September 2025.
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Czech compatriots: We wanted to reconnect with the Czech Republic
Anuška Melinec was born in Slovenia, Adriana Kahanek in Colorado, United States. They met on the first day of welcome week at Masaryk University during their first semester in the General medicine program. They also share another thing – they have Czech roots and received the Compatriots scholarship.
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Doctoral students can apply for a new scholarship
Masaryk University guarantees an income amounting to 1.2 times the minimum wage for all full-time doctoral students who are meeting their study obligations and are within the standard period of study.
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An occupation that destroyed hope – and whose echoes we hear in today’s war against Ukraine
Fifty-seven years ago, on 21 August 1968, Czechoslovakia was occupied by the armies of five Warsaw Pact countries led by the Soviet Union. The invasion put an end to free debate at universities and crushed hopes of a more open society.
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Love for science alone is not enough for PhD students to live on
Starting this September, PhD students in the Czech Republic will see a major change — they will be legally entitled to a minimum income amounting to at least 1.2 times the minimum wage.
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MU ranks in TOP 500 in the Shanghai Ranking for the fourth time
In this year’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Masaryk University improved its score in the indicator measuring the number of articles published in Nature and Science.
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Masaryk University has transformed lifelong and distance education
The MUNI 3.2.1 project has brought a reorganization of lifelong learning, micro-credentials, new study programmes, as well as greater digitalisation of studies and increased safety of distance learning.
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President appoints new professors
President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel officially appointed 87 new professors on the nomination of the scientific and artistic boards of universities.
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New MU associate professors officially appointed
The ceremony of handing over the appointment letters to the new associate professors took place in the refectory of the Augustinian Abbey on Mendel Square. A total of 13 associate professors were habilitated at five MU faculties.
